Elizabeth Hauck
Jul 28, 2017 · 1 min read

MS-13 is not a joke. The gang, which actually started in the US prison system in LA, is a major problem. Why are so many migrants fleeing to the US? Because MS-13 has turned places in the NCAT into war zones. This gang uses brutality as a tactic. In the states, the gang is terrorizing immigrant communities. I can think of multiple cases in the last year in the tri state area where MS-13 brutally murdered immigrant teens- by beheadings, brutal knife assaults, and beatings. The gang also has ties to the Mexican drug cartels, mostly the Sinaloa cartel.

The answer is comprehensive immigration reform, support for the countries in the NCAT with criminal justice reform, and money to support programs for immigrant children that arrive in America to prevent them from falling into the gang.

It’s infuriating to me that Trump is making major decisions on what to do about serious problems, but it’s also upsetting to see so many ‘liberals’ brush off the horror of this gang because Trump has focused on it.

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